Dunstall or Huddo

[Piggy2008]

i say dunstall is better

 

[pineapple dee]

you'd pay to watch just huddo but you wouldn't dunstall

if your a coach, you'd prefer dunstall as huddo was a flash in the pan in comparison

Comparisons are odious especially when your comparison states that Hudson was a flash in the pan.
For the younger footy fans, that's like saying Patrick Dangerfield has only played one good game of football.

 

[dean33]

its Peter Hudson the hawthorn full forward that kicked 150 in a yr

Yes I know that, was taking the piss

 

[just_kick_it]

Dennis Cometti

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Its difficult to say given the difference in eras, etc, but I would go with Hudson.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

i say dunstall is better

How much of Hudson's career did you see?

Hudson.

 

[Piggy2008]

How much of Hudson's career did you see?

Hudson.

none of dunstall or hudson, i was born in '08 which was 10 yrs after Piggy and about 30 yrs after huddo but ive seen more dunstall videos than hudson

 

[Piggy2008]

Even so, that means a person would need to be a minimum of about 55 years old to be old enough to have properly understood how good or bad a player was who played in 1977. I am not sure about the age breakdown of bigfooty but I suspect 55+ is in the minority. I would be surprised if more than around 25% of users are that old or older.

i guess if people can answer this thread because huddo is from 70s and Dunstall from 80s-90s they need to be a old , also i'm probably one of the youngest users on bigfooty

 

[cricketnut14]

none of dunstall or hudson, i was born in '08 which was 10 yrs after Piggy and about 30 yrs after huddo but ive seen more dunstall videos than hudson

then ya missed out on watching 2 of the very best full forwards to play the game.
easily both in the best 4 or 5 full forwards the game has ever seen.

 

[Piggy2008]

then ya missed out on watching 2 of the very best full forwards to play the game.
easily both in the best 4 or 5 full forwards the game has ever seen.

i know i wish i didn't miss out though, the full forwards i have to watch win colemans with 42 gls (hawkins), and in normal seasons with about 60

 

[MinerBoy]

you'd pay to watch just huddo but you wouldn't dunstall

if your a coach, you'd prefer dunstall as huddo was a flash in the pan in comparison

I watched a lot of Chief. He was very watchable believe me.

Nor was Huddo a flash in the pan.

Huddo is probably just the better player based on the old stories but from a sentimental POV from my own era growing up, more than happy with Chief.

 

[Power Raid]

I watched a lot of Chief. He was very watchable believe me.

Nor was Huddo a flash in the pan.

Huddo is probably just the better player based on the old stories but from a sentimental POV from my own era growing up, more than happy with Chief.

I would describe Huddo a flash in the pan, as I would Modra

both amazing players but didn't do it long enough

 

[MinerBoy]

I would describe Huddo a flash in the pan, as I would Modra

both amazing players but didn't do it long enough

Well that's your definition so I can't change your mind. But I don't agree.

I'd call Allen Jakovich or Adrian McAdam perhaps a flash in the pan.

I'd call Modra a Crows champion and a very very good player.

I'd call Hudson an AFL legend which I'm not sure a flash in the pan would qualify as

I mean he's kicked more goals than the likes of Reiwoldt, Kennedy, Hawkins etc....And Tredrea too from your own club.

 

[Piggy2008]

I would describe Huddo a flash in the pan, as I would Modra

both amazing players but didn't do it long enough

True, modra was around for about 5 yrs, huddo about 7

 

[Power Raid]

Well that's your definition so I can't change your mind. But I don't agree.

I'd call Allen Jakovich or Adrian McAdam perhaps a flash in the pan.

I'd call Modra a Crows champion and a very very good player.

I'd call Hudson an AFL legend which I'm not sure a flash in the pan would qualify as

I mean he's kicked more goals than the likes of Reiwoldt, Kennedy, Hawkins etc....And Tredrea too from your own club.

If you were a coach would you select a player who could win games off his own boot for 269 games or one who did it for less than half of that?

It was for this reason, I would select Dunstall over Hudson


FTR Modra, Jakovich, Kennedy, Hawkins, Reiwolt and Tredrea are all champion players. So don't see a flash in the pan comment anything other than too short a career, which unfortunately devalued his currency at Hawthorn compared to Dunstall.

 

[Power Raid]

True, modra was around for about 5 yrs, huddo about 7

huddo 6 years at full flight
Dunstall 11 years at full flight and serviceable 14 years

FTR I loved Modra too

 

[Piggy2008]

huddo 6 years at full flight
Dunstall 11 years at full flight and serviceable 14 years

FTR I loved Modra too

Piggy played consistently for 14 years, thats a great effort, never played a bad game from what i heard

 

[footyfan1978]

Also considering Hudson's last season in the VFL was in 1974 it means anyone under about 60 probably can't answer this question with any certainty.

Never saw him play but read and heard enough to know he better than Piggy Dunstall.
I suspect Coleman was better again and wonder how good Bob Pratt must have been for Swans for some dodgy Collingwood type to try to run him over at finals time. I mean FFS, nobody kicking much beyond 50 goals a season right now and Pratt kicking 150 goals back in times before second world war.
I like seeing footage of 1971 grand final where Hudson has chance to beat that record but ends up kicking for goal like he a drunk Levi Casboult.

 

[Piggy2008]

Never saw him play but read and heard enough to know he better than Piggy Dunstall.
I suspect Coleman was better again and wonder how good Bob Pratt must have been for Swans for some dodgy Collingwood type to try to run him over at finals time. I mean FFS, nobody kicking much beyond 50 goals a season right now and Pratt kicking 150 goals back in times before second world war.
I like seeing footage of 1971 grand final where Hudson has chance to beat that record but ends up kicking for goal like he a drunk Levi Casboult.

coleman had 537 goals in his first 6 seasons
dunstall had 642 goals
hudson had 598 goals

 

[footyfan1978]

coleman had 537 goals in his first 6 seasons
dunstall had 642 goals
hudson had 598 goals

Seasons were shorter when Coleman played?

 

[Piggy2008]

Seasons were shorter when Coleman played?

coleman doesnt matter
Dunstall and Huddo had same length season and both played in GFs and flags

 

[footyfan1978]

coleman doesnt matter
Dunstall and Huddo had same length season and both played in GFs and flags

Why are you posting his stats along side them if he does not matter to you?
Weird
He matters, his name on the medal for lead goal kicker each year, he matters a lot for what he was in the game.

 

[footyfan1978]

coleman had 537 goals in his first 6 seasons
dunstall had 642 goals
hudson had 598 goals

Had a look in real detail
Coleman 537 goals in his 98 games before injury ended his career.
Piggy was barely past 400 games in same amount of games, in an era of highest scoring in the game compared to Coleman in an era that was not high scoring.
Coleman was a freak. Wish I had seen him play.

 

[Piggy2008]

Had a look in real detail
Coleman 537 goals in his 98 games before injury ended his career.
Piggy was barely past 400 games in same amount of games, in an era of highest scoring in the game compared to Coleman in an era that was not high scoring over.
Coleman was a freak. Wish I had seen him play.

wish i had seen dunstall play footy

 

[footyfan1978]

wish i had seen dunstall play footy

Piggy was good.